Michael Vick to lobby for law to protect animals in hot cars

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Michael Vick is heading to the Pennsylvania statehouse to lobby legislators on a bill that would help protect pets left in hot cars.

Vick was a star quarterback for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons when he pleaded guilty in 2007 to being part of a dogfighting ring and ended up serving 21 months in prison.

He's now a backup quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

A Vick spokesman says he plans to meet with Democratic lawmakers Tuesday about legislation nicknamed the "Pets in Cars" bill. It would allow first responders to break into cars to rescue dogs or cats in distress without fear of being held liable for damages.


FILE - In this Wednesday, July 23, 2014, file photo, New York Jets' Michael Vick responds to questions during a news interview before a session at NFL football training camp, in Cortland, N.Y. Vick, now a backup quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, is heading to the Pennsylvania statehouse to lobby legislators on a bill that would help protect pets left in hot cars. A Vick spokesman says he plans to meet with Democratic lawmakers Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, about legislation nicknamed the “Pets in Cars” bill. It would allow first responders to break into cars to rescue dogs or cats in distress without fear of being held liable for damages. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

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[JRLeft]

1. Plenty of people around here will hate him forever regardless.

It's more than him funding his cousin's dog fighting ring it's racially motivated hatred.

[hamsterjill]

8. No, it's not racism on my part.

It's seeing the suffering that this jerk caused. Period. It's also the fact that there are many reports of Vick laughing it all off, meaning his supposed remorse is fake as shit. He got off with a slap on the wrist because of his notoriety.

Yes, I'll hate the jerk forever because of WHAT he did; not because of his skin color. Let's not conflate the two.

[roody]

11. No it's not. It's speciesism.

We love dogs.

[ChiTownDenny]

19. Good for the guy...

that he's trying to atone for past sins but the thought of the guy, let alone having to look at his picture, makes me ill.

[Coventina]

14. Oh please spare me.

He wasn't just "funding" he was actively involved in the torture and murder of those dogs.

He's a sociopath, and that's not fixable.

He's only looking for attention and money now that his football career is ending.

[CharlotteVale]

33. +100000

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

24. Wow, first post and you went there.

Cool dude. Where's all the posts hating other AA athletes for everything else wrong in the world?

[MisterP]

32. by that mislogic, we're making punchlines about pyramids because Carson's the only Black guy running

[WillyT]

35. Jury Results Are In...

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[tabasco]

41. Says you.

His soul is black, that's all I care about.

[yallerdawg]

2. Redemption...

is one of America's greatest values!

"Pets in Cars" should be national!

Vick's rehabilitation could lead to saving more pets than his ignorance ever lost!

[Ed Suspicious]

5. Right on!

[jalan48]

3. Good for Michael Vick.

He made a horrendous mistake and he's trying to atone for it.

[Ed Suspicious]

4. Good for him. Seriously. Once a monster does not necessarily mean always a monster. We lock people

up and let them out when they have paid their debt to society. I think he seems as thought that debt was paid and that he learned a valuable lesson. Good for him.

[Myrina]

26. He didn't serve ONE MINUTE for what he did to those dogs.

His sentence was for the tax and racketeering aspects.

[951-Riverside]

6. Animal killing scumbag is just doing this to promote himself

We wouldn't let serial rapists speak for women's rights, so why are we so eager to allow this cretin to?

[whathehell]

7. I tend to agree with you..

He HUNG one of his dogs.

[yallerdawg]

15. You must be a vegetarian.

"Dog fighting" culture is almost as brutal as the meat industry.

Cows, pigs, chickens - it's really tough when your on the menu!

[whathehell]

21. I'm more than that..

My spouse and I give hundreds, if not thousands a year to animal welfare organizations INCLUDING humane farming advocates.

[hamsterjill]

28. Great response!!!

Thank you - both for your response (which was awesome!) AND for your efforts for animal welfare!

[whathehell]

38. Thanks

I appreciate it.

[tabasco]

42. Dogs save human lives every day

and enrich our lives as companions beyond measure.

Take your stupid bullshit somewhere else.

[yallerdawg]

43. It is ever so reassuring...

we have more regard for pets than we do other people.

Explains a lot about why the world is the way it is.

And my "stupid bullshit" and I am right here!

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

10. Women can speak for themselves.

nt Dogs can't. Besides, some folks are going to listen to him who might not listen to others.

[Coventina]

13. Only a sociopath ties bricks to dogs and throws them in pools to watch them drown.

Only a sociopath sticks cattle prods into a dog's rectum and electrocutes them for giggles.

You can't cure sociopathy. At least, not that we know of at this point.

He's only learned the "lesson" that his behavior will be punished.

Now that his football career is ending, he's looking for another way to get support and attention, and money.
Funny how that didn't matter before his star was fading.
Funny how he never felt the need to financially support the dogs that were confiscated from him.

"Redemption"...give me a break!

[yallerdawg]

16. God...

I'm glad I don't live in your world.

[Coventina]

17. *yawn*

I have a mistrust of sociopaths, torturers, and murderers.

If you want him dog sitting or babysitting for you, go right ahead......

[Ed Suspicious]

20. Don't want either of those things, necessarily. I do like that he's putting his voice behind good

public policy. Jeez. You really took this to extremes.

[Coventina]

30. I took this to extremes?

Not the guy who tortured and murdered?

You are adorable!!

[whathehell]

22. LOL

I second that sentiment.

[whathehell]

23. Only the sickest of sadists could do those things

It's not an issue of "mistakes", it's one of character and psychological sickness.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

9. Good for him.

I'm glad he's doing this, and I wish him well.

[Liberalagogo]

12. My favorite Vick toon:

[Gidney N Cloyd]

18. If he's still trying to rehab his image he should pick a different (non-dog related) cause.

I just can't buy into his sincerity on this one but I could imagine him as concerned with, say, poverty or some disease.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

25. I suppose the Rooney's told him this was a smart idea.

Whatever. It seems a little shallow.

[roody]

27. If he really wants to atone, he should

pay Best Friends Sanctuary for all the time and money they and the adopters have paid for the Vicktory dogs, his abused ones that they rescued.

[hamsterjill]

29. +1000

The SOB has never paid a dime for all of the horror that he caused.

[The Green Manalishi]

31. Once a monster, always one

people who injure animals for fun and profit are scum. Always will be.

I hope I live long enough to bring my dog to pee on his grave.

[CharlotteVale]

34. Exactly. He'll always be an animal abuser to me.

And I will never contribute to any charity he is associated with.

[PoliticalMalcontent]

36. For all the wrongs in his past I'm glad to see Michael Vick trying to do right.

What Vick did was despicable. Perhaps this is one of those rare times where a combination of prison, guidance from positive sources and self-reflection has led Vick to be 'rehabilitated' to an extent.

He doesn't have to take the time to speak to legislators. He's choosing to speak to legislators. It could be all about the PR, but from what I've heard it sounds to me like he's atoning for sin.

[JRLeft]

37. The responses in this thread confirm my suspicions.

[Doctor_J]

39. uh oh

Gonna need a new irony meter

[tabasco]

40. PR stunt by a vile asshole. n/t